Finca Villacreces Ribera del Duero
| Vintage: | 2016 |
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| Description: | (92 points) The 2016 Finca Villacreces was produced to showcase the essence of the estate, mixing grapes from different soils fermented and aged separately and then blended into a combination of 88% Tempranillo, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Merlot that fermented in concrete and oak vats and matured in 225- and 500-liter French oak barrels for 15 months. I was expecting more freshness here, but I found ripe black fruit and something earthy/organic reminiscent of peat and coal, plenty of fine-grained tannins and ripe and earthy flavors. It's still quite oaky. Surprisingly enough, the 2017 showed better. 71,242 bottles and 535 magnums produced. It was bottled in July 2018. -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. |
| Price: | $ 43.50 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Wine Watch
| Address: |
901 Progresso Drive Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-523-9463 |
| Fax: | 954-523-9213 |
First added to 1000 Corks on August 30, 2021.
